Contrary to fathers' rights propaganda, father perpetrators (along with stepdads and caretaker boyfrends) dominate the most vicious crimes against children: sexual assault, abusive head trauma, murder-suicides, crimes involving gun violence, and other similar forms of physically violent/fatal child abuse. And as more dads are providing child care (either because mom is working and can't find other care, or because dads are increasingly getting unsupervised visitation/custody through the family courts), more dads are are being found guilty of basic child abuse and neglect as well.

10/25/15 -Because of severe time constraints, we are no longer able to do regular updates at Dastardly Dads. We will occasionally post articles on general studies on child abuse/domestic violence, news pieces involving abusive fathers in custody/visitation situations. We wil also be updating the Killer Dads and Custody lists, while looking for a better, more accessible platform for the data.

7/11/16 - We started this blog on June 24, 2009--just over seven years. And like all good things, it's time to bring this project to a close. It has served its purpose. We have close to 10,500 postings regarding fathers and child abuse, with hundred of those cases being enabled by the family courts, social services, and others in authority. The documentation is clear. It is now time to stop documenting and put that energy into changing the situation that puts thousands of mothers and children at risk every day.

The man was sentenced at Wood Green Crown Court today
A father found guilty of sexually abusing his daughter and raping his stepdaughter has been jailed for 18 years today.

His victims watched as the Enfield man - who cannot be named - was led silently from the dock in Wood Green Crown Court.

The sexual predator was found guilty last month of nine counts of sexual abuse and rape against the girls in the 1980s – who were both under 13 at the time.

The man – who has since remarried - sexually assaulted his stepdaughter when his younger daughter was watching television in the same room.

When his stepdaughter left home to escape his clutches, he started sexually abusing his daughter in their Edmonton home.

His daughter became emotional and left the court as she heard Judge Rosa Dean decide her father's fate.

The convicted rapist's mother-in-law, who cannot be named to protect the victims’ anonymity, told the Enfield Independent she was pleased justice has been done but said she wishes he had been sentenced for longer.

The jury was unanimous in finding the man guilty of all counts last month following his week-long trial at the court.

He was remanded in custody to give the victims a chance to attend his sentencing, and was told by the judge to expect a “very lengthy” prison term.